The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 408 Chinese New Year

For several days in a row, the mother and son did not speak to each other. Lin Huaizhi found some potatoes at home and cooked them for himself.

Zhang Chunhua really didn't give him any more money. But one day she suddenly came back from town and told him to go back to the academy.

Lin Huaizhi couldn't be happier; returning to the academy would mean more money!

He thought Zhang Chunhua would give him a few taels of silver, but to his surprise, she only gave him two strings of copper coins.

"I asked, and the food at the academy is so good that you'll have plenty of money left over when you get home."

"If you think it's not enough, go copy it from the book yourself."

Lin Huaizhi found the idea of ​​copying books annoying, so he took a copper coin, stuffed it into his bundle, and left.

He would rather spend the New Year at the academy than at home!

Zhang Chunhua thought he would stay home for the New Year before leaving, but she didn't expect that he didn't want to stay at home at all.

She was also angry, thinking that she hadn't paid attention to him for the past few days and he had been fine, so she simply let him be.

Within a few days, every household had hung red lanterns at their door. Even those without courtyards had bamboo poles with two lanterns hanging from them, all for the sake of celebration.

Today, we're having a family reunion dinner, but Wen Zixun is still missing.

We slaughtered a pig earlier, and after distributing some to the villagers, there was still quite a bit left.

Wen Luozhi took out half of the remaining pork and made it into pork jerky. She also made a lot of filling and non-spoiling food and sent it to Wen Zixun.

The two, Black Shadow and Iron Clothes, arrived just in time for the Chinese New Year, which was the first time they had celebrated the New Year in all these years.

They didn't want to go inside to eat, so Wen Luozhi set up a table for them in a side room, where they could eat while warming themselves by the fire.

Ironclad ate with his mouth greasy and his chopsticks never stopped moving, while the shadowy figure was much more refined.

"Boss (chewing) Tell me (chewing) this New Year's Eve dinner is so delicious!"

Tieyi had half a goose leg stuffed in his mouth and a braised chicken leg in his hand.

It was obvious from the shadowy figure that he had gained a lot of weight recently; in the past, they were the only ones who were thin.

The two of them were only served eighteen dishes each, and the general's wife, whose name only had one stroke in the character "八" (eight), truly cared about them.

He touched the red envelope in his pocket, which contained the New Year's money Xie He had given him.

Tieyi looked up and saw him take out the red envelope, and then he used one hand to take his own out of his pocket.

He looked at it over and over several times, then carefully put it back in his arms.

"This is the first time I've ever received New Year's money in my life, I have to hide it well."

"I'm going to brag about this to my brothers when I see them later."

He was the youngest in Helian Yue's secret guard camp, and since everyone there was an orphan, he cherished them even more.

On the contrary, the shadowy figure, being the oldest in the Dark Guard camp, took extra care of the youngest; otherwise, Ironclad would still be training in the freezing cold like everyone else.

Forget about warming ourselves by the fire and eating, we don't even have time to drink a sip of hot water.

After finishing their meal, the two tidied up and climbed the tree. Wen Luozhi had given them long-staple cotton cloaks, which kept them warm at all.

After Wen Luozhi and the others finished their New Year's Eve dinner in the house, Helian Zhiyan and the other children ran out to the yard with firecrackers and started playing wildly.

The whole village was brightly lit, and children with sunflower seeds and peanuts in their pockets ran towards this place.

The reason is simple: the yard is big and clean, so a group of little kids can play together freely without worrying about getting dirty if they fall.

The table in the main hall was covered with snacks, and Wen Luozhi took them out and gave each of the little children a handful.

Happy New Year, Sister Luo Zhi! May you earn lots and lots of money next year!

Sun Nannan took the handful of colorful candies and said sweetly.

The other children followed suit, and Wen Luozhi grinned as she stuffed their pockets full.

She had agreed to stay up all night, but after warming herself by the fire for a while, she couldn't stay awake any longer and ended up being the first in the family to go to bed.

She hadn't checked the system in a long time, and when she looked at it again while lying in bed, the system kept chattering in her ear.

[Life has gotten better; the host no longer comes to this system to exchange items.]

[Look, you haven't even done these side quests yet! How could you sleep like that, host?]

Side mission?

Wen Luozhi felt a little strange, because she hadn't been on a mission for a long time, so she simply didn't check the system. Unexpectedly, it appeared even though she hadn't checked it.

She clicked on it and immediately frowned, not because of the amount of the reward, but because this task was more difficult than some of the main quests.

The first side quest is to go to other places to explore planting opportunities.

"Other places? Does the Southern Wilderness count?"

She muttered to herself, her mind wandering elsewhere, but the system replied confidently: "[This system has already checked for the host. The fact that agriculture in the Southern Wilderness is undeveloped certainly counts. Completing this side quest will allow this system to upgrade for free!]"

Several black lines immediately appeared on Wen Luozhi's forehead. After saying so much, isn't this last sentence the ultimate goal?

She nodded resignedly. Anyway, she was going to the Southern Wilderness, and she had thought that even without this mission, it wouldn't be a problem.

She then looked at the other side quests and realized that she could complete them all at once, so there was no rush.

I have an astonishing number of points, the items in the shop are updated again and again, and my backpack is full of all sorts of random things.

Now she doesn't need to rack her brains and organize things herself like in a dream; she can just spend her points to have the system organize it in no time.

Having already planned what to do next, Wen Luozhi pulled the blanket up and went to sleep comfortably.

Xie He dragged her out of bed before dawn.

"Daughter, wake up and eat breakfast! On the first day of the lunar new year, you have to get up quickly no matter who calls you, so you can stay healthy and free from illness from now on."

In the past, Wen Luozhi would have just thought it was superstitious, but since soul-transmigration had happened in her own town, and considering what happened with Mo Li, she had to convince herself to believe it even if she didn't want to.

She quickly got dressed, and everyone else was sitting neatly at the dining table except for her.

"Sweetie, you're sitting between your dad and mom, aren't you the one who made the greatest contribution to our family?"

Wen Muchuan was so happy that his face turned red. This was the most comfortable New Year he had ever had.

Last night I dreamt that our ancestor said a little lucky star had come to our family, and he felt it was his daughter, and no one else.

Wen Luozhi didn't hesitate to sit down, and Xie He put a piece of golden cake into her bowl.

"Eat first, then go back to sleep. After working so hard for so long, this is the only time I can relax a little."

Xie He felt a pang of sadness as she looked at Wen Luozhi, who had grown even more mature. Sometimes she couldn't believe that this was her daughter, or that they were living this kind of life together.

Each member of the family had their own thoughts, but Wen Luozhi didn't think as much as they did. She ate and went back to sleep.

The New Year's greetings started on the second day of the Lunar New Year. In the end, Li Chunxing still went back to her parents' home, brought some gifts, and rushed back without even having a sip of water, afraid that if she stayed too long, they would take advantage of her.

Yang Guilan, needless to say, didn't even go back to her parents' home, but her sister-in-law did come knocking on her door.